Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-23
STATE ADVANCEMENT.
Protection to Our Industries and Evi
dences of Approachinc P1osnerity.

dences of Approaching Prosperity.
President Stetson, of the San Francisco
Board of Trade, in his late report, makes
the following observations of general in
terest:
1t has been proposed to Congress to so
amend the present tariff as to reduce the
duty on nuts and raisins one cent per
pound. As California is the only portion
of the United States that produces these
fruits in marketable quantities, it is our
duty to emphaticaily protest against any
reduction that will hamper or tend to dis
courage this industry which has such a
splendid future before it. The principal
market for this production lies $500 miles
from Us, in which the present duty offsets
| materially the difference in freight between
the ports in Spain by water carriage and
the railroad freights in this State. The
value of the raisin crop in California last
year was 81 ,0o0, 900. Those competent to
judge predict the value of the crop of 1887
at 81 800, GOO, with proportionate increase
for many years to come.
The trade of San Francisco during the
year 1856 has been fully equal in volume
and amount to that of ten years ago. When
it is considered that by the construction of
the railroad connecting Oregon and South
ern California with the East. we lost some
of the territory formerly supplied and now
still retain the same volume of trade, it is
evidence positive that we have gained in
Central California all we lost in Oregon and
Southern California. This will continue,
and believe the merchants in San Fran
| cisco can be assured by diligence of an in
crease in their transactions annually for
many years to come. The effect of the
citrus fairs of Sacramento in 1885 and 1886
is beginning to be felt in the increased in
quiry concerning lands, climate and so
| forth, in Central California Many of
the counties which had hitherto made
but little effort to make known
their genial climate and great pro-
ductive qualities, are now moving in
that direction which is sure to be productive
of great results al no distant date. In the
southern part of the State there now exists
a great activity in the purchase of real
estate, creating that which is termed q
BOOM" That great influx of people in
that section of the State is not without a
beneficial influence on the central part of
the State, as many of the visitors there
| also visit our city and vicinity, and from
the well known attractions here will be in
duced to settle upon our Central California
lands.
The population of the State has increased
considerably in the year 1885, and this in
crease is estimated to be between 30, 900
! and 10000
Among the valuable products it is estim-
ated that there were produced during the
year 100000 gallons of wine, 100000
pounds of wool, 100000 pounds Of rails
ms, 100000 pounds of dried fruits and
nuts, 100000 bushels of wheat and
barley.
The prospect of the future in this State
is surpassed by any other section in Amer
lea. Each year brings to notice some new
product of the soil unable to be produced
in any other State. All these wonders
constantly attract the attention of enter
prising and industrious settlers from all
parts of the country. This city is in its
infancy in respect to the position it will
some time occupy in reference TO COM
merce, manufactures and trade. To the
enterprising, prudent and wise young mer-
chant bright future is in store; pros
porous and successful career must inev-
itably wait upon him. The next twenty
years will see California one of the most
prosperous States of America.